The prosecutor's office revealed a disdainful attitude towards the convicted of espionage Whelan in IK-17 
In the colony where the convict Whelan is located, an American revealed violations in relation to him. The prosecutor made a presentation to the head of the colony. This is reported by TASS.
This is a violation of the norms of ethics of communication between jailers and a prisoner, which was allowed by employees of the Mordovian correctional colony No. 17 (IK-17). One of the prison officers patted Whelan, who was standing with his back to him, on the shoulder with his right hand. This was regarded as arrogance and disdain for the prisoner.
The prosecutor's office did not identify any other violations of Whelan's rights.
to the punishment cell. Whelan tried to express something to the FSIN officers, and this could be considered an insult, because of this he was sent to the punishment cell. But in fact, Whelan was misunderstood, since he does not know Russian well, and the FSIN officers do not know English well.
Paul Whelan was sentenced in Russia to 16 years in prison on charges of espionage, the FSB reported his detention in 2018. He has citizenship of the United States, Great Britain, Canada and Ireland, the defense wants him to serve this term at home. However, the Fourth General Jurisdiction Court of Appeal in Nizhny Novgorod recognized the refusal of the Supreme Court of Mordovia to consider the issue of extradition of the convicted person to the United States. FSB) of Russia, but was detained.